Quest:The Rider and his Mount

The Rider and his Mount
Level	58
Type	Fellowship
Starts with	Thithrand
Starts at	The Orc-watch
Start Region	The Redhorn Lodes
Map Ref	[11.0S, 106.8W]
Quest Group	Moria: Redhorn Lodes
Quest Chain	War Against Lothórien

Quest Chain

[60] Enemies of Lothlórien -- Fellowship Forges of Khazad-dûm [59] Claiming the Past -- Fellowship [59] Remnants of the Ruins -- Fellowship [58] The Black Uruk of Moria [59] The Black Uruk of the Forge -- Fellowship [59] Tools from the Past -- Fellowship General's Command [60] Thwarting the Moria Orcs -- Fellowship [60] Defeat the Lieutenants -- Fellowship [60] Disabling Alarms -- Fellowship [60] Gathering Plans -- Fellowship [60] Off with the Right Hand -- Fellowship The Grand Stair [58] Steps of the Grand Stair -- Fellowship [58] Mazog's Minions -- Fellowship The Masters of Moria [58] The Fanatic and his Devoted -- Fellowship [58] War Host Assembled -- Fellowship [58] The Deep Drums -- Fellowship Drummers of the Deep [58] Beast No More -- Fellowship [58] Troll-handlers -- Fellowship [58] The Fire-dwellers -- Fellowship The Host of Flame [58] Master of Flame -- Fellowship [58] The Flaming Depths -- Fellowship [58] The Warg-riders -- Fellowship Riders of the North [58] Stalkers and Trainers of the Highpeak -- Fellowship [58] The Rider and his Mount -- Fellowship [58] Thwarting the White Hand -- Fellowship Traitors in the Midst [58] Forces of the South -- Fellowship [58] Traitors in the Midst -- Fellowship

Walkthrough & Notes
Glothrok the Vile and Forzunk are in The Grand Stair

Rewards
55  30   Legendary Item Experience

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue 'One by one, the Orcs travelled up the hallways towards the entrance to the Grand Stair. At their head, riding a Warg scarred by many battles, rode a banner-bearing goblin. I heard his named echoed from the forces as they cheered, seeing the entrance to their new home. 'Their tribute rested on litters dragged by other Warg-riders. Glothrok the Vile, a scourge of the Misty Mountains and leader of the Warg-riders, entered at their head. 'Never have I seen such a terrifying beast ridden by so confident a goblin. They must be destroyed, and to accomplish this, you must enter the Grand Stair, north-east of the Orc-watch.' Background Warg-riders make their way through the mountain-crags and slip into and out of the shadows of Moria with ease. At the Grand Stair, a leader and his aged mount have come to bend knee to Igash the Fanatic and Mazog. Objective 1 Defeat Glothrok the Vile Defeat Forzunk Glothrok the Vile is within the Grand Stair, north-east of the Orc-watch. Thithrand seemed unnerved at the sight of a powerful goblin riding an even more powerful-looking Warg. The pair entered the Grand Stair at the head of the Warg-riders and have not been seen since. Objective 2 Talk to Thithrand at the Orc-watch Thithrand is at the Orc-watch, south-west of the Grand Stair. You should return to Thithrand with news of your victory. Thithrand: 'You have done well to defeat this foe. I am certain that this goblin was one of the strongest I have ever seen. 'To think that all these foes were preparing to assault Lothlórien. Your efforts will prove to be of great worth, I think, <name>.'